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Opera in the Italian Garden 2025
The popular concert "Opera in the Italian Garden" will be presented on stage in the beautiful Italian Renaissance Cultural Garden Sunday, July 27, 2025 from 6-7:30 p.m. with the Cleveland Opera & Cleveland Ballet Theater. This year’s concert will feature…

In the Cucina with La Gazzetta: Tomato Pie
In this column we share the cuisine and recipes of Italy and our Italian American communities. Each month we feature recipes curated from our research and those shared by LGI readers. Food and cooking are important aspects of our cultural…

A Look Back: Little Italy, Montreal
We hope you are enjoying your summer! This month we bring you back to an article from July 2019 on the beautiful Little Italy Montreal. Please remember to share those Festivals with us so we can advertise in our local…

Letters from Veneto: Rail Strikes
Here is a word which all travellers to Italy need to know for their own sanity: SCIOPERO. It means strike and happens quite regularly on Italian Railways. Of course, you don’t know about it until it happens: no notices in…

"In the Light of the Sun" by Angela Shupe
Siamo nel 1941, e nelle Filippine, Caramina Grassi sogna di andare in Italia per studiare canto lirico e seguire le orme della sorella maggiore, Rosa. Ma con lo scoppio della guerra, il suo mondo viene sconvolto, costringendola ad aggrapparsi alla…

LGI's calendar: things to do
To include your event, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Regular meetings of Solon Italian ClubLast Wednesday of each month 7 p.m., Grantwood PavillionNew members welcome. Contact President, Brett Neff at 216-313-0197 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Or contact Anthony D'Angelo, Membership Chair at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if…
A Year of Grace and Renewal: The 2025 Catholic Jubilee
The Holy See Website: A Digital Window into the Vatican Il sito web www.vatican.va è il sito ufficiale del Vaticano. Ricco di storia, dottrine e attività del Papa, il sito è fondamentale per capire meglio la Santa Sede. Il sito…

Finding the Missing Family Link
Sometimes, finding family information begins in a non-suspecting way! Flight attendant Raymond DiBiasi was having a discussion with his mother about the family lore of being Armenian since having Italian cousins living in Sicily appeared to be a dead issue…